As always difficult to say, the Po had rebuilt the motor so there's always the chance he put the plate on but forgot to torque it, as soon as I explained the findings Dave Lambeth knew exactly what I was talking about, it's right next to oil pick up at bottom of the engine, when he does a rebuild he used an Allen bolt with blue loctite. I'm no engine builder but I am a chemical engineer and understand the principle of pumping and I just couldn't get to a logical reason why I couldn't get pressure at the oil filter which is why I kept digging into the engine.
So next time you pull an engine apart maybe this will avoid one of our members having a very bad day !!!!
Great forum and again we xt guys are very lucky to have Dave Lambeth in our country......top man
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